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Kerry: Iran backed out of deal

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said major nations were unified on an Iran nuclear deal but the Iranians were unable to accept it. He said it was "not a race" to agree a deal but hoped one would be reached "within the next months".

It appears increasingly likely that the talks will end without agreement, with the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius telling France-inter radio "differences" remained and that negotiations would resume in a week to 10 days if no agreement was found by the end of the day.